UW v BC v ND v Fordham Forum

[zanardin]

I am trying to decide between these schools. Considerations:

1. money: right now I have 25k a year to Notre Dame and 15k a year to Fordham. I applied for full tuition public interest scholarships at Boston College and U of Washington, and will find out about those in April. I am going to try to negotiate with ND and Fordham for more money.

2. public interest: I am interested in pursuing PI law, all schools have a strong program, I think UW has the most reputable one. I am interested in attending a school with a strong LRAP as well.

3. location: I will most likely want to be on the west coast or nyc after I graduate, west coast long term. I am hesitant about attending ND because of it's Midwest, rural location (I have lived in a large city for 6 years)

4. employment: from my own limited research, UW has the highest employment rate, as well as highest employment in PI (though all schools are within a few percentage points)

Any advice on which school I should lean toreards or any to rule out would be appreciated from someone who has attended or has solid knowledge of the school!

Thank you!

[0913djp]

UW would be my pick if money looks better. You mention a full PI scholarship so if that's the case, UW is good if you have ties to Seattle.

As it stands, none of these are good options for your goals. PI Law is hard to break into so either go to school for free at UW or shoot for Berkeley/Stanford.

[CanadianWolf]

Premature post. Wait until all scholarship offers are in.

[Informative]

I agree that you should wait to consider the scholarships.

Based on preferences, I would vote: BC..Fordham...UW...ND.

That being said, scholarships will likely change this order. Repost when you have $$ info.

[zanardin]

Okay, here is my scholarship info:

UW: 10k/year
BC: 22k/year
ND: 20k:year
Fordham: 15k/year
UC Davis: 25k/ year

I do want to practice in CA or west coast after I graduate, which is why I am hesitant about ND/BC/Fordahm, and I have lived in city for the past 6 years and am hesitant about a rural environment, hence hesitant about UC Davis, but UW gave me the least money, and said there is no chance of getting more before the deposit deadline.

[MrAnon]

Fordham is a "trap school". Avoid.